Assistant Mental

Shannon Carlos, COTA/L

** ****** ****** **** ******, CT 860-***-**** *******.********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-carlos-997b1b121

PROFILE

Nationally certified and Connecticut licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant. Skilled in monitoring patients vital signs and health conditions in various medical settings. Experience working with and assessing persons with mental and physical disabilities. Knowledgeable of aging trends and interventions focusing on tertiary prevention. Highly motivated to utilize and apply acquired knowledge while facilitating opportunities to further develop further professional skills..

EDUCATION

Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT 12/20/15

Associate of Science, Occupational Therapy

GPA 3.6

Cum Laude

Quinebaug Valley Community College 06/04/09

Danielson, CT

Certificate in Phlebotomy

GPA: 3.7

CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES

NBCOT COTA certification #357402

State of Connecticut COTA license #1710

Basic Life Support Provider, 2021

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Bride Brook Health and Rehabilitation, Niantic, CT

Occupational Therapy Assistant 05/2019 - present

Assists with patient assessments and implementation of individualized treatment plans

Educate patients and their families and providing in-services for staff

Generates revenues by recording billing information of services rendered

Collaborate and communicate with nursing, social worker, and other members of the treatment team

Stern Therapy Consultants, Pomona, NY 12/2017- present

Per- Diem Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Gather and use data from observations and standardized tests

Implement skilled interventions by assessing mental and physical abilities of patients

Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure achievement of desired patient outcome

Apply knowledge of age specific and mental competencies while being sensitive to cultural diversities during the provision of skilled therapy

American Professional Education Services, Norwich, CT

Per- Diem Phlebotomy Instructor 10/2017- 08/2019

Demonstrate current knowledge of subject areas following state and CLIA guidelines

Provide clinical instruction for safe and accurate specimen collection

Evaluate student progress and assign grades utilizing appropriate teaching, testing and grading techniques

Apply effective written and oral communicant skills to address student needs

The Guilford House, Guilford, CT 07/2016 – 02/2017

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Provided Occupational Therapy services to patients under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist, in accordance with state regulations

Applied appropriate OT interventions during skilled therapy sessions

Assisted the Occupational Therapist in identifying short term and long-term goals and the implementation of treatment plans

Participated in patient and family training/education

Maintained documentation of applied treatments, daily and weekly notes, discharge planning and billing for services

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, CT 2008 - 2015

Phlebotomy Technician

Collected and processed appropriate patient samples for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease

Trained and instructed phlebotomy students and new employees in proper techniques, in accordance with state and company regulations

Demonstrated familiarity and compliance with protocols; including hospital policies regarding patient privacy and infection control

Demonstrated a thorough understanding of specimen collection, testing requirements and specimen rejection criteria

Extensive experience working in ER, responding to code situations, and working with pediatric patients

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, CT 2006 - 2008

Patient Care Assistant

Responsible for the delivery of patient care (baths, personal grooming, feeding) as directed by the Manager, RN or LPN

Monitored, documented, and reported patient conditions (blood glucose, vital signs, changes in mental status) to professional staff members

Observed and assisted professional staff with dressing changes, wound, and ostomy care, and telehealth examinations.

Experience working with neurological diagnosis

Orchard Grove Specialty Care Center, Uncasville, CT 2005 - 2006

Certified Nurse’s Aide

Participated and contributed to patient care plan meetings

Documented and reported vital signs to nursing staff

Provided resident with assistance in activities of daily living

Attended Alzheimer and dementia in-service training

References Available Upon Request

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